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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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